joyfulness

Joyfulness is a state of being extremely happy. The joyfulness of a bunch of little kids in a bouncy castle is hard to beat.

Anything that gives you a sense of deep pleasure or excited happiness produces joyfulness, from being surprised by an old friend you haven't seen in years to watching your favorite team finally win a big competition. When you're experiencing true joyfulness, you can't help but smile. We can trace joyfulness back to a root that means "to rejoice."

Definitions of joyfulness

1. noun

   the emotion of great happiness
   synonyms: joy, joyousness

   types:

   elation, high spirits, lightness

   a feeling of joy and pride

   exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation

   a feeling of extreme joy

   excitement, exhilaration

   the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

   exuberance

   joyful enthusiasm

   triumph

   the exultation of victory

   bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill

   the swift release of a store of affective force

   intoxication

   excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety

   titillation

   a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)

   euphoria, euphory

   a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

   type of:

   emotion

   any strong feeling